JUSTICE is supporting an amendment to the Mental Health Bill which would extend the human rights protections for those receiving contracted-out mental health care or treatment. This follows our 2024 report ‘Beyond the Blame Game: a responsible and rights-centred approach to government contracting’. Section 6 (3) Human Rights Act The Human Rights Act is an […]
Proposed Legal Reforms Risk Undermining Justice in Infrastructure Planning
January 30, 2025
Proposed reforms to Judicial Review risk diluting accountability and the rule of law The Government has recently announced changes to the Judicial Review process for planning decisions for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (‘NSIPs’) such as airports, railways and nuclear power stations. These changes, aimed at accelerating the delivery of critical national infrastructure, follow recommendations made […]
AI in our Justice System
This report proposes the first rights-based framework to guide AI use across the UK justice system, to help us harness AI’s power while guarding against its risks. Click here to read the full report The justice system plays a vital role in peoples’ lives and our democracy – it determines who cares for children, how […]
JUSTICE’s response to the Independent Sentencing Review
January 20, 2025
In January 2025, JUSTICE responded to the Call for Evidence for the Independent Sentencing Review 2024-2025 (the “Review”), led by the Rt Hon David Gauke, former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. Launched in response to the ongoing prisons overcrowding crisis, the Review is tasked with re-evaluating our ‘sentencing framework’ (the set of […]
JUSTICE intervenes in Manchester 10 appeal, R v Ademola Adedeji
January 15, 2025
JUSTICE intervened in the Court of Appeal case R v Ademola Adedeji in order to raise issues about racial stereotyping, the adultification of black and ethnic minority defendants, and the misinterpretation of drill music as evidence of criminal activity. Read our full submissions in this case here: 2024.12.13 – JUSTICE – Third Party Intervention – […]
The Renters Rights Bill
October 10, 2024
The Renters Rights’ Bill, introduced in September 2024, proposes reform to the private rented sector. This briefing addresses the Bill in advance of its Second Reading in the House of Commons. JUSTICE welcomes many aspects of the legislation, including: However, JUSTICE considers improvement is required for the Bill to achieve its objectives and facilitate all […]
JUSTICE Annual General Meeting 2024
September 18, 2024
The JUSTICE 2024 AGM will be held on 16 October 2024 at 5.30pm the meeting will be held in-person this year, with the option to join virtually if you are unable to join in-person. At the AGM, all members are eligible to vote to appoint the Chair and Council members, who are nominated by the Board. Details are included in our AGM Notice which can be found […]
JUSTICE Financial Report 2024
September 17, 2024
Rising rents make housing dispute system reforms more urgent
August 29, 2024
The Office for National Statistics has just released its yearly update for private rental properties, showing an average annual increase in rent of 8.6% in England. This comes after Government data estimates over 21% of privately rented properties in England fail to meet the ‘Decent Homes Standard’. This makes for an unsafe and unfair environment […]
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
March 26, 2024
JUSTICE has briefed Parliament on several discrete issues within the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. Firstly, JUSTICE has briefed on automated decision-making. Clause 14 of the Bill repeals the right not to be subject to solely automated decision making and profiling, replacing it with more permissive provisions. JUSTICE does not consider the new provisions […]